Georgie Somerset
Appearance
Georgina Somerset FAICD (born 10 September 1967) is an Australian farmer and grazier, and a community advocate for the rural industry, particularly women in the industry.
From 2009 to 2014, she was president of the Queensland Rural Women's Network. She serves as a non-executive director on the boards of the Queensland Children's Hospital (since 2013), the Queensland section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (since 2016), and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (since 2017).[1]
In 1997, was nominated for ABC Rural Woman of the Year.[2] In 2014, she was named one of 100 Women of Influence in the Local/Regional category by The Australian Financial Review, for her role as an ambassador for Women in Australian Agribusiness.[3]
References
- ^ Who's Who Australian Women, ConnectWeb, 2018.
- ^ "Somerset, Georgie". The Australian Women's Register. Australian Women's Archives Project. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Australia's 100 Women of Influence 2014". Financial Review. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
External links
- Somerset, Georgie (1967 - ) in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia